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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Report: Vinik to Buy Tampa Marriott Waterside

The next piece of property reportedly to be sold in Vinikville Tampa: the most visible hotel downtown, the Marriott Waterside, according to a report in the Tampa Bay Business Journal:

Sources who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation said Vinik intends to buy the 719-room hotel — which is on the riverfront in downtown Tampa, between Amalie Arena and the Tampa Convention Center — in a deal that could close in the coming weeks.

The Lightning had nothing to say today, but you can read more from the TBBJ's Ashley Gurbal Kritzer here.